Nigerian singer and guitarist, Bukola Elemide a.k.a Asa recently revealed that she started out as a rapper, but failed at it.
The 37-year-old opened up on the artistes with whom she looks to collaborate in subsequent projects while speaking with Cool FM.
“People who knew me, in the beginning, would remember that I started out as a rapper. But I know that I sucked. So, I just humbled myself and stuck to where God really put me,” she said.
“But I love rap music. You know I listen to Drake. Even TI, I love what he’s done. You know, his community. I like G-Eazy. I love Cardi B also, she cool.”
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In the interview, Asa revealed that she was born in France before she moved to Nigeria with her parents.
“There is a connection to France. That is where I got my first record deal. I was born there,” the singer said.
“My father studied cinematography there and he wanted to come back to make Nigeria better, I grew up here, I grew up in Lagos, but somehow, I don’t know if it’s destiny, something else took me to France and I’ve been going back there.”
“I speak French, I won’t say fluently,” she also said.
Although she didn’t give many details, Asa revealed that Yahoo Boys, the Nigerian term for internet criminals emptied her bank account in 2019.
“Yahoo Boys emptied my bank account, but we won’t go into that,” she said.
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